Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 21, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Section Maureen Houston 6977292 email saturday free press local Gordon Sinclair our Man with the monies naive it was a Story suggesting scandal that put de Schreyer on the cover of Mac leans and in headlines of the nation but Back Here in his Home and native de schreyers involvement in questionable relations with a cult Leader seemed to be greeted with a collective huh it was As if the Content of the cover Story teasingly titled de Schreyer and the monies suggested something so out of character As to be a Story better suited to a supermarket Tab than Canadas weekly preposterous except to those who know de Schreyer Oak the Mac leans Story was Well on at least six occasions since our for Mer Premier and governor Gen eral has participated in events organized by the Summit coun cil for world the innocent sounding sum Mit Council for world peace is funded by a Man whose stated intent is to unite the Globe under his divine Sun Myung Moon hence monies is the 75yearold Leader of the unification a cult known for its righting extremist views and its indoctrination Schreyer acknowledged he knew Moons Money was behind the but told Mac leans that he Doest sub scribe to his religious Moon believes himself to be the son of last August Schreyer was in South Korea As the chairman of a Council con travelling first staying in the most luxurious hotel in Seoul and sitting at a head table with Moon Schreyer is far from the Only former political figure associated with Moon backed organi George Bush has spoken in Japan on behalf of the women federation of world an organization led by Moons but unlike broadcaster Barbara who Cut her ties with the Summit Council As soon As she was con fronted with Moons involve Schreyer and Bush dont seem to see the or Moons master Moon uses photographs show ing himself alongside credible world figures to entice new Fol the explanation for Bush duplicity seems distressingly he charges per speech in the and Hes made 11 appearances for the assuming that schreyers fee claim is accurate in the or Range Money int what motivates what then maybe he misses the com forts of the pomp and privilege he once seemed so uncomfortable More the Rea son is suggested by schreyers View of Moon the he seemed quite a likable Schreyer told although i must say that my conversations with him have been limited to social enc Oun Ujj my encounters with de Schreyer have been limited to social but to those who have spent More time with Schreyer still comes across like a Beausejour hillbilly a farm boy who attained International who who but who lacks the commensurate Why would Schreyer turn a Blind Eye to an organization funded by a cull Leader the in one word unbelievable How else do you explained Schreyer and the monies Joe free press a Grenadier who fought in the Battle of Hong is being honoured for his service by Hong Kong vets protest Federal protocol on bar by Doug Nairne staff reporter no one is going to Tell Frank hard ing where to put his Pacific and after surviving 3 years in a japanese prisoners War Camp and wait ing 50 More years to get recognition for the Hong Kong Veteran says hell pin the bar where it belongs on the ribbon of the Pacific Star medal he was Given after the second world the problem is the Federal govern ment wants the bar to be worn on the Volunteer service medal defiant to the Harding and his com rades say they Arent about to let a Bunch of politicians Tell them what to Doi the worst they can do to us now if we dont listen to them is throw us in said Frank As one of the younger Hong Kong gives his age As but from what i hear the jails in this country feed you three Square meals a so the food will have the prison Camp we were in beat All to about 400 of the bars Are being awarded to the surviving members of the units that served in Hong about 250 people gathered at the John Osborne legion last night to have the bars Given to them by the Secretary of state Veter Lawrence Many of the people eligible for the bar got it in Ottawa on Vij Day in peace offering the tiny Silver bar was meant As a peace offering from the government to Canadas Hong Kong Many feel the vets were never Given proper recognition for the horrific experiences they had at the hands of their japanese captors after Hong Kong was taken in although veterans who fought in other such As got specific medals or bars for the Hong Kong vets never Harding said the men who fought in Hong Kong from the Winnipeg grenadiers and Quebec cites Royal rifles of Canada were Only Given the Pacific a medal Given to everyone who was in the Pacific during the i met one Guy who got the Pacific Star for driving a fuel Barge along the Harding that int the same As what happened to although to an outsider the placement of the bar on one ribbon or another Doest seem Harding said the vets should be allowed to put the bar where they we just want something to set us apart from everyone he Ron spokesman for veterans affairs in said the bars Are being put on the Volunteer service medal because it is the Only Canadian medal issued during the the including the Pacific Are he said there was nothing veterans affairs could do if the vets chose to Wear the bars on a different for the decision bridal shop owners innocence in heroin scheme questioned by David Kuxhaus staff reporter the owner of a Winnipeg bridal shop was not an innocent dupe but a player in a million Dollar heroin smuggling court was told lawyer Greg Brodsky said Sou Vong conjured up a Story about his client renting a room from her to cover her there was no said you wanted to protect yourself by making up a fictitious Brodsky told jurors that Vong had at one time been implicated in the drug charges were later stayed but Brodsky did it say Toan Gia Chu is charged with importing almost 700 Grams of heroin for the purpose of the drugs which were hidden in four Oriental style lamps were discovered by agents in november 1993 at London Heathrow they were in a package mailed from Vietnam and addressed to Vong in the fireman jury has been told by the Crown that Chu was simply using Vong and her bridal Wear shop on marys Road As a shipping Point for the hero the Crown contends the 32yearold Toron to Man contacted Vong in March 1993 about renting a suite in the basement of the Vong said Chu came to Winnipeg that put Down a Deposit and said hed be Back in a few but Brodsky questioned Why Vong has no record of any rental this Man comes to telling you he was from out of and despite you did not ask for an address or any other information from said Vong told court that Chu said he was from Thunder Bay and worked in the car Busi she also testified that a package addressed to her similar to the one that contained the drugs arrived at her shop in april Vong said the parcel from Vietnam was for he had called me and said a relative in Vietnam wanted to Send him something and he told me he might put my name on Vong but Brodsky noted it was Vong who paid the duty on the Vong testified that she simply forgot about the Chu was arrested when he picked up the parcel that had contained the drugs at songs internet la 9878380 18005481991 for personal corporate wow publishing and systems consulting Calt the look up to slow Down Speed Reader Board hands motorists a reality Check by Bud Robertson staff reporter think youre speeding just look Manitoba Public insurance unveiled the provinces first Speed Reader Board along Lagimodiere the radar mounted which lights up with led displays the Speed at which passing motorists Are its basically just a reality said apis Road safety manager Darryl Ham people tend to drive without paying and before they know there going 15 or 20 Kilometres above the Speed the Mobile Board will pop up in different spots around the along with a new television was launched in concert with the beginning of this years Speed kills which runs to november effective about 20 per cent of All Speed related fatalities each year occur in a six week period in october and said the Board has proved effective in other including British Columbia and he the province is hoping to secure partner ships with Community organizations to install More Speed Reader boards around the City and the Parent groups May be interested in set Ting one up at a school for to make people aware that there putting their own kids at risk by speeding said illustration the television which began airing also graphically Illus trates the effect of speeding on a in a vehicle travelling 15 Kilometres Over the Speed limit slams into the Side of a flatbed tearing its roof Winnipeg police service traffic Jim Raftis applauded the initiative and said the police department is planning to set another one up somewhere in the it draws Drivers attention to their Speed in a More proactive Way than issuing a tick he on Lagimodiere Boulevard eight people were killed in motor vehicle accidents in two people have died along the stretch of Road so far this speeding is one of those things that people seem to think is an of Law to added he increasing your Speed by Only 10 per cent doubles the distance required to Stop and increases the chances of killing yourself by 20 to 30 per Speed is a Factor in every single collision regardless of said adding it just makes the faster youre the harder you and the harder you the More youre going to get tory environment friendlier schools in pc Ridings Load up on Grants by Alice Krueger legislature reporter an environmentally Friendly program for Manitoba students appears to be friendlier if you happen to live in a Tor held 26 schools chosen to get provincial Grants for environmental projects last 24 were in constituencies held by Las on the government Side of the nip Edu cation critic Jean Friesen revealed in the legislature All of which prompted Friesen to wonder aloud How education minister Linda Mclntosh had managed to allow the remaining two to slip through the the Only schools in a upheld seats to get Money from the sustainable development innovation fund were general Byng school in Crescent Vood and Andrews school in Selkirk Friesen said she had no quarrel with the projects some of which included such things As paper compost ing and environmental awareness involving Green lunch the Issue is equity of Access How did schools learn about this were applications sent out to every school she Why is it that they have clumped so much together in one Corner of South because if you look at its primarily fort Garry and education minister Linda Mclntosh said she but promised to get Back with she assured Friesen it want a Case of anybody slipping through the that All of the recommendations were made by department officials based on the education minister also said it May Well be like the earlier Home renovations where government members made a Point of telling their constituents about available environment minister Glen Cummings rejected the suggestion that political considerations had any part in determining who got he said there is an assessment process in and the program is account a total of was paid out to schools from the innovations fund in the sustainable development fund provides funding for the implementation and promotion of innovation projects which support sustainable l rants of up to Are How the sustainable development commit tee of Cabinet considers special projects which go beyond that ;